260.
"Officer Chiyogaya, someone's looking for you!"
The young man, who was sitting upright in his police uniform, raised his head and gave his colleague a gentle smile: "Thank you for your help."
"Don't be so polite." The colleague waved his hand and said enthusiastically, "And in the future, if it's not an important meeting, you don't have to wear a uniform. Casual clothes will be enough."
"Understood." The black-haired young man nodded seriously, obviously taking it as a polite remark. He said thank you again, then stood up and left the office.
After he left, there was an extremely obvious sound of relief in the office. Several people looked at each other for a while, and then laughed out loud at the same time.
Ikie, who had just called out to Chiyodani Toru, pretended to wipe his tears and said in a boastful tone, "Is it that serious? Is it that serious? Officer Chiyodani is not easy to deal with."
"Don't wipe your sweat now!" A colleague next to him joked, "The Star of Justice really came to our three-line search. It seems that he is just as the rumors say, a super-strict person."
"But he has a good temper," another person added, "but if you slack off in front of him, the consequences will be serious."
"But I heard that there is a curse around him. Every time he goes out, he will encounter a big case and go to the hospital almost every other day. If it is true... I am afraid that our workload will increase dramatically in the future, right?"
"Forget it, don't let Officer Megure see it, or he'll get scolded again." Officer Yijiang waved his hands, breathed a sigh of relief, and relieved the strange tension he had when facing the younger generation.
Chiyoya Saori had no idea that the seniors in the office had demonized her into a deity sent down from heaven to transcend calamity, and they even developed a mysterious sense of awe towards her.
When she arrived she was almost overwhelmed by the enthusiastic welcome.
I guess they think they can finally solve the case and pull the police's average?
To put it in layman's terms, it means you can now curry favor with someone powerful!
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The heating in the office was turned on very high, and she felt a little cold as soon as she came out. Chiyoya Saori lowered her head and blew into her palms, and suddenly a gorilla pounced on her from behind - and grabbed her directly.
Chiyoya Saori almost elbowed her: "..."
Should she be thankful that she didn't bring a gun? Otherwise, it would be a real horror story if she pulled out her gun out of reflex!
But she might be able to say that she just came back from a trip to Syria...
"Good boy, you only came back a few days before taking office. How many beauties in Hawaii made you so happy that you didn't want to leave?"
Hagiwara Kenji's nonchalant voice sounded, completely unaware that he was just a hair's breadth away from being hospitalized: "If I hadn't heard from the female police officers at the Ministry of Transportation that the 'Star of Justice' was taking office today, you would have asked us to go to your house in a sedan chair to invite you?"
Chiyoya Saori took a deep breath. Although she knew that these two guys would definitely come, she really didn't expect to be caught after only working for half a day.
She turned her head helplessly: "Isn't that how a sedan chair is used?"
"Focus on this, you bastard!" Matsuda Jinpei also came over and stuffed a paper cup filled with half a cup of warm water into her hands, looking her up and down, "This shabby uniform is only worn by a guy like you, it doesn't even have much warmth-keeping effect, you'll freeze to death if you walk outside!"
Chiyoya Saori just smiled. She awkwardly pinched the top of the paper cup that was not submerged in water and changed the subject: "Are you two not busy today?"
Matsuda Jinpei watched the entire action and made an ambiguous "tsk" sound.
"There aren't that many explosive cases." Hagiwara Kenji held one in each hand, seemingly casually took up the coat, and casually hung it on a uniformed police officer. He complained, "We are almost familiar with each other in the Investigation Section."
Because Chiyodani Toru was nowhere to be found every other day, Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji had nothing to do so they came to the First Investigation Section to stake out. Both of them were quite capable and could occasionally get a bonus for helping to solve a case, so they became familiar to everyone in the First Investigation Section.
"I was going to try to meet you guys when I got back, but everyone was busy."
However, he was very good at shifting the blame, and even said, "I don't know where Zero and Hiro have gone. The squad leader has a serial case - there are only two of you left, and now you come here and see it."
"You think we have too much free time?"
"By the way, I brought some souvenirs!"
Matsuda Jinpei asked suspiciously, "Is it just for the two of us, or are there shares for other colleagues as well?"
Chiyoya Saori blinked, feeling that this question was a bit life-threatening.
But before she could say anything, Matsuda Jinpei said, "You didn't bring a bunch of weird things with you, did you? I'm telling you, Officer Megure has been constipated these days—"
"Matsuda Jinpei! What are you talking about again?" Megure Jusan's voice rang out angrily behind them. "And Hagiwara, can't you two just stay still? Stop flirting with our three families all day long!"
"What do you mean by flirting? Officer Megure, please don't be so angry."
Kenji Hagiwara turned around like a spinning top, holding the two men, and brought the two men under his command to the front of Megure Jusan. When the latter saw his capable general who had just reported on his appointment today, his angry expression froze for a moment, but he quickly returned to his serious look.
"Hey, Chiyogaya, it's good that you're here." The inspector, who tried hard to look serious, pushed away the claws of Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji with disgust, grabbed Chiyogaya Hayato, then turned around and called out a few more names towards the office.
He said, "There is a case. You can come with us."
Chiyogaya Saori nodded obediently and felt relieved when she saw Megure Jusan.
Fortunately, the person assigned to him is Chiyodani Toru, who is famous for his good personality, otherwise he would have become bald sooner or later due to anger!
Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji didn't say a word, but they stood at the end tacitly, and got into the police car with a smile on their face as Inspector Megure rolled his eyes.
[My eyes are filled with tears. Is this finally the content of the secular world? The chapter on the organization almost drove me into a state of autism.]
[I am dying of laughter, hahahaha, Matsuda, are you possessed by a dream about the Dream of the Red Chamber? Last time Matsuda was Baoyu, this time Matsuda is Daiyu!]
[Is this Gran or Toru? I think it's Toru but the details are cool...]
[It's obviously Gran. His acting skills have improved after a few months of training, but the details are still very obvious, such as the shoulder being put on him just now. #Picture: Gran subconsciously wants to attack Hagiwara, raises his hand and then puts it down#]
[The smile disappears instantly.jpg Mazda!! Hagi!! Save the child! Whether my Toru can come back depends on you! (Hugging thighs and crying)]
"We received a call ten minutes ago. The person who called the police was Shuichuan Xiu, an employee of the Tennaga Doll Museum. The deceased was the director of the museum, Tennaga Kankazu." In the car, Officer Megure explained the case to several people, "We will go over to find out the details."
Matsuda Jinpei was driving the car and said casually, "This Tennaga Doll Museum seems to be quite popular recently?"
"It doesn't seem to have been called this before. Not long after Tian Yong Kuanhe took office, he changed the name and made a major renovation of the puppets. He sold many old puppets and organized a 'puppet fairy tale' performance, which is currently being promoted."
Hagiwara Kenji continued, "I got a few tickets. If nothing had happened, we could have gone to see it together."
"Hey, Officer Chiyogaya, when will you be so kind as to come over for dinner?" He nudged the thoughtful Chiyogaya Saori with his shoulder.
Chiyoya Saori came to her senses and said, "What? This afternoon, maybe."
Inspector Megure, who was sitting in the passenger seat, said unhappily, "The case hasn't been solved yet, don't be so relaxed! It seems like you three are from the same class?"
"That's right, with this genius here, the case will definitely be solved in minutes." Hagiwara Kenji said with a smile, "Officer Megure can enjoy his life from now on."
Chiyoya Saori coughed lightly and complimented, "I still have a lot to learn from Inspector Megure."
Megure Jusan's hands itched when he saw Hagiwara Kenji's playful smile, but he did relax a lot. He nodded modestly: "Don't worry too much, learn on the spot and accumulate experience slowly."
"clear."
Chiyoya Saori did not join in the banter of the others. She looked at the information about the doll house that she searched on her phone, and she felt that the flash of inspiration she had when she got the title last time seemed to be flashing back to her again.
[You say...if there is a doll that looks exactly like me.] She said thoughtfully to the Q-version customer service in her heart, [Then wouldn't it be possible for me to have two people?]
Q version of customer service complained: [But you can't control the puppet's actions remotely, and it will be easy to be recognized! ]
Chiyoya Saori went through the mall and found that the puppets that could pretend to be real people could not be controlled at all, and the puppets that could be controlled could not be further simulated. She wanted a prop that had both - she couldn't afford it!
But at that time, she did connect the dots and thought of the opportunity to separate the two identities. What was missing?
261.
"Toru, we're here!"
Kenji Hagiwara opened the car door, turned around and saw Chiyodani Toru still in a daze. He couldn't help but shout out to him. The latter seemed to suddenly wake up, smiled at him and got out of the car quickly after him.
The police officer with semi-long hair subconsciously hooked his hair and met the eyes of Jinpei Matsuda who came down from the driver's seat and turned his sunglasses.
The two of them got together.
Because Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji essentially do not belong to the third line, and there are new juniors at the scene, Megure Jusan did not detain the two of them, but let Chiyodani Toru take on the responsibility of recording the investigation, and follow him to solve the case.
The puppet museum is empty, but it is not lacking in popularity. Many small puppets are displayed in the entrance hall, each of which is vivid. There are also some life-size puppets like Easter eggs placed in the corners, which will scare tourists from time to time.
此時還是處于歇業的維護期，并沒什麽人，在大廳裏則是坐着三個愁眉苦臉的家夥，看到警察一個賽一個激動。
“小陣平，你有沒有覺得toru哪裏不太對了呢？”萩原研二站在門口，雙手抱胸看着跟着破案的千代谷徹。
松田陣平沉思了一下：“難道是太冷了把腦子給凍笨了？一大早确實魂不守舍的。”
萩原研二：“……你敢在他面前說嗎？不過那家夥冬天應該會很高興吧。”
松田陣平撇撇嘴，“啧”了一聲。
他本以為千代谷徹怕熱的毛病好轉得差不多了，結果兩個月不見，看樣子比在夏秋季節更嚴重。
連杯溫水都不想沾，還穿那麽單薄，萬一到時候又感冒了……
他暗中蹙眉，思忖着到底要怎麽壓着這個難搞的同期去治治這壞毛病。
萩原研二摸了摸下巴：“還有，我們要不要把碰到千代谷早織的事情告訴他啊？小降谷那個家夥到底是說了還是沒說？”
松田陣平一怔，腦海中想起那個冷淡地掐住他的臉，似乎在确認什麽的女人，心中有些煩悶。
“還是……不要提好吧？”他低聲道，“零跟他姐姐明顯不是陌生人關系，如果不清楚他說了沒有的話——可以問問toru自己有沒有找到？”
不管怎麽說，總歸人都在搜查一課了，千代谷徹遲早會弄清楚這些事情的。
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“死者天永寬和，45歲，人偶館館長，死亡時間在昨夜十點到十二點，死因是失血過多，致命傷在咽喉。”
千代谷早織跟在法醫旁邊，觀察着屍體的情況。
天永寬和可以說死得非常不安詳，兩眼瞪出，滿臉恐怖的神色，脖子上的血痕深且細，千代谷早織用自己的手比劃了一下，發現只有手術刀或者是極堅韌的線才能造成這種傷口。
他死在了擺放劇場人偶的那個大廳舞臺，擡頭是裝扮成星空的幕布，裝扮成黑天鵝、白天鵝以及紅舞鞋等廣為人知形象的人偶靜靜地站在舞臺邊，注視着這一切。
紅舞鞋人偶的絲綢不知是否沒立住，散在地上，與鮮血混在一起，千代谷早織發現它肩膀處的衣服有着奇怪的褶皺。
因為人偶過于精致和人類相像，在場近距離看的人們都不由産生了恐怖谷效應。
詭異且具有藝術感。
“第一現場發現人和報警人是她。”有警員指了指站在一旁的女人。
水川秀是個瘦小的女人，只有一米五，今年28歲，負責人偶館的保潔。
“叫我阿秀就好，我不太習慣被叫全稱。”她怯怯懦懦地道，“我昨天在這值班，後來太累睡過去了，早上九點半照常起來打掃衛生，開門後就發現館長倒在血泊裏，已經沒有呼吸了，其他的我什麽都不知道！”
“然後我報警過去十分鐘，九點四十的時候，水也寬來檢查人偶的妝容，十點的時候山下木來了。”
“跟我沒關系！”站在水川秀旁邊的水也寬大概一米六五，在男人中算是矮小的，他暴躁地摳着手指，将上面的創可貼撕下來又貼上去。
身高足有一米八的山下木也咳了一聲，慢吞吞地道：“我只是來幫忙搬東西的，我什麽也不知道。”
千代谷早織看着目暮警官幽幽的視線，知道這是讓她承擔起問話的工作。
她先是翻了翻論壇，看到漫畫的一角已經逐步畫出他們前往辦案的一幕，瞬間心裏“蕪湖”了一聲。
看來果然還是不能就這麽把劇情點給混過去！
262.
“千代谷，你去問關于嫌疑人的不在場證明的口供。”
目暮十三先是用眼神暗示了一遍，發現他看好的後輩仿佛是被屍體所吸引了一般，直勾勾地盯着死者發呆，完全沒有理解他的意思，便有些無奈地出聲。
“千代谷徹！”
“哦，哦是！”黑發警官猛地一個激靈，手中的本子脫手而出，險些滑到血泊裏，他迅速上前将本子撿起來，打起精神向幾位嫌疑人問話。
目暮警官嘆了口氣，有些納悶，剛剛還那麽激靈的後輩怎麽突然現場發呆。
難道是屍體太吓人了？
不可能吧……
“這位小姐先說吧。”千代谷徹将筆轉了一圈，将本子夾在臂彎裏，專注地看着水川秀。
青年的黑眸透亮，仿佛蘊含着一池清水，又好像帶着些憂郁，阿秀愣了一下：“昨天晚上我在人偶館值夜班，結果太困就睡着了，半夜好像聽到了有狗在叫，但是我沒注意……”
“不可能！”站在她旁邊的水也寬下意識道。
“嗯？”幾人的目光瞬間鎖定在他身上。
水也寬立馬補充道：“不可能就睡着吧！我記得阿秀你晚上都會喝咖啡，因為人偶館裏的人偶價值連城，你要是睡着館長會生氣的！”
阿秀一副要哭不哭的樣子：“我是喝了咖啡的啊，但是昨晚不知道怎麽回事……”
“果然你就是兇手吧！”水也寬剛嘟囔完，就見對面看着格外年輕的警員定定地看着他，目光格外有穿透力，仿佛看出了什麽，他頓時語氣就弱了下來，“不然，不然還能有什麽原因……”
千代谷徹挂起微笑安撫了幾聲水川秀，見對方情緒緩和下來，才繼續問：“館長為什麽那麽晚會來這個地方，水川小姐你知道嗎？”
阿秀道：“他說他要演一場舉世無雙的人偶劇，每天晚上都會來這依次檢查玩偶，準備劇本，興致高的時候一晚上都不會出來。”
“那這位先生呢？”
水也寬道：“我是負責給人偶上妝的化妝師，昨天晚上八點下班我就回家休息了，但是我獨居，沒人作證。”
剩下的負責搬運玩偶的山下木直接道：“我是負責搬運木制玩偶的臨時工，因為劇團玩偶都是特殊材質做的，館長覺得跟其他的混在一起不夠好看，讓我把重的都搬走。”
目暮警官皺眉：“所以劇團玩偶都是輕型玩偶嗎？包括道具？”
山下木點點頭，他直接伸出手把旁邊等身高的玩偶給抱起來，放下時還罵了一聲，拍了拍手，拍掉沾上的纖維。
“這材質就是太軟了，沒定妝好的話容易掉下來！”
目暮警官頓時失望了，他本覺得是有人用玩偶自帶的道具作案，但按照山下木這麽說，特殊材料的道具也沒法造成割喉的效果。
“我昨晚一直跟居酒屋的老板娘聊天，大概淩晨三點才離開，她可以幫我作證。”
目暮警官點點頭，示意旁邊的警員去找老板娘問話。
“那麽現在就是阿秀和水也寬沒有人證，人偶館深夜會閉館，只有住在這裏的阿秀可以直接接觸館長，而水也寬有進門的鑰匙對吧？”
“但是我進門肯定會有動靜。”水也寬說，“更何況館長如果大晚上看到我，怎麽樣都會起疑的吧？不可能那麽任由我動手。”
這話有道理，死者天永寬和死時的表情太過猙獰，仿佛看到了什麽不可思議的東西，被吓到連掙紮的力氣都沒有，這可不太正常。
當目暮十三将本子接過來，繼續盤問嫌疑人，其他鑒識科的警員也在馬不停蹄地收集證據。
“人偶館旁邊的居民也來投訴了，說他們家的狗昨晚被誰喂了毒包子，早就咽氣了，他們睡得早，也沒發現什麽異常。”
目暮十三眉頭一皺：“難道還有可能是外人闖入？”
松田陣平和萩原研二也沒打算一直摸魚，兩人聽了一會問答便一前一後開始逛房間，東摸摸西摸摸，很快就找了幾個異常的點出來。
被包裹在“紅舞鞋”絲綢中的一團血色釣魚線，表演廳門下面的木屑和明顯的劃痕，館長藏在手下的血字像是個胡亂的“秀”字，怎麽看嫌疑最大的都是留宿在此還值夜班睡過去的水川秀。
千代谷徹也跟着調查現場，只是目光時不時從在場上忙碌的人身上滑過，每次在即将與人對視之時又很湊巧地挪開視線。
松田陣平只覺得自己背後被某道目光盯得癢癢的，可每次轉頭時都沒發現有什麽異樣。
滿場的人偶倒是直勾勾的睜着眼，看着人不寒而栗。
“喂hagi，你幫我悄悄看看，是不是有誰在看我？”他抽空拽住萩原研二，低聲地道，“我總覺得刺撓。”
萩原研二手中還拿着證物袋，他聞言下意識轉頭，正巧與千代谷徹的視線對上了個正着。
有着紫色眼睛的警官眨了眨眼，比了個wink，後者瞬間逃似的挪開了視線，萩原研二仿佛看到了千代谷徹瞬間泛紅的耳朵。
這家夥到底是臉皮厚還是臉皮薄啊？
想起他們首次見面時，單單露個腹肌就能讓千代谷徹原地社死的場面，萩原研二挑了挑眉，暗忖着……
難道是toru這家夥終于良心發現自己一路忽視了他們兩人，打算等下賠禮道歉又不好意思了？
"You are too sensitive. Everyone is just looking for clues." He said casually, concealing the truth.
Matsuda Jinpei asked suspiciously, "Really?"
Hagiwara Kenji tilted his head and said sincerely, "Otherwise - who do you think is looking at you?"
Matsuda Jinpei: "If I knew, why would I ask you? How can you look for clues by staring at someone with such a sticky gaze?"
"Slimy?"
"Yes, it's like a dog that hasn't seen meat for 800 years suddenly seeing a meat bun falling from the sky!"
Hagiwara Kenji took a breath and said, "Xiao Zhenping, do you want to be a meat bun or do you want to..." Do you want Toru to be a dog hook?
"Anyway, you'd better just say this to me!" He patted his little friend's shoulder seriously, "otherwise, the meat buns will turn into minced meat."
Matsuda Jinpei gradually couldn't keep up with Hagiwara Kenji's train of thought. He looked back and didn't see the source of the strange gaze. Instead, he met the puppet's dim gaze again and shuddered: "??? What, what is that?"
Inspector Megure is still questioning several suspects about their past entanglements. It is pointed out that Mizukawa Hide has signs that Amano Kankazu is pursuing her, and it is obviously impossible for the former to agree to the pursuit of a man who is so much older than herself.
But in this way, she seemed to have all the motives for killing people.
"I really didn't!" Ah Xiu defended, "The curator is much taller than me, and he's a man. How could I have killed him alone in the middle of the night?"
This makes sense, and even if the murder weapon has been found now, a blood-stained piano wire proves that A Xiu did not have enough strength to strangle the curator.
The other two men were strong, but Yamashita had no alibi, and the remaining Shuikuan could not find any solid evidence.
The case was at a stalemate for a while.
Inspector Megure subconsciously looked at the people around him, wanting to dig deeper and string together some clues, but the duo who were originally smart and willing to come forward were now mumbling in the corner, looking like they were discussing something, while Chiyodani Toru, whom he had high hopes for, was looking at the dolls with a frown on his face - as if in a daze.
The police inspector, who was still considered young at this time, suddenly felt a worse headache.
Isn't it said that Chiyodani Toru has first-rate investigating abilities and can basically figure out the key clues in any case at a glance?
How come they are so stupid under his command!
"Hey, Mr. Policeman, we have things to do later. When can we leave?" Yamashita Mu looked at the time. "We have already wasted more than an hour. I still have to go work somewhere else."
Shui Yekuan nodded: "If you have finished asking questions, can I leave now?"
Officer Megure pondered and said, "How about this, everyone go back first. I will notify you later if there are other clues. Miss Mizukawa, please come back with us."
Ah Xiu suddenly looked desperate: "But it really wasn't me!"
"I know who the murderer is." Chiyodani Toru walked to Megure Jusan's side and coughed lightly, "Let's just solve it."
Suddenly, everyone's eyes were fixed on him.
The young man stood straight with his right hand wearing a white glove holding two evidence bags, one containing piano wire and the other containing several fibers.
"But before that, I have a few more questions for you." He smiled and spoke confidently, "It won't take up much of your time."
"Let's start with Ms. Mizukawa."
The woman who was called wiped her tears and said seriously, "So you believe what I said, Officer Chiyogaya?"
The black-haired young man said calmly, "The truth will not wrongly accuse any innocent person, nor will it let any criminal go."
"That's what the law and the police are for."
Matsuda Jinpei, who was standing nearby and watching, suddenly nudged Hagiwara Kenji's waist, and when he turned his head, he whispered, "Hagi, do you think Toru is so meticulous that he would miss a tiny detail?"
"What?" Hagiwara Kenji was stunned.
"For example..." Matsuda Jinpei looked at his colleague who was solving the case in high spirits and in an orderly manner, and squinted his eyes and said, "When Miss Mizukawa Hide clearly stated that she didn't like people calling her by her full name and that she should be called Ah Xiu, why did you still use the honorific title?"